EV incentive credited for boosting Canadian sales by 30 percent (Updated)

Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]Update: To clarify that the incentive is not a tax credit that requires filing federal taxes, and to correct Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau's first name. After Canada introduced a nationwide $5,000 discount for electric cars, sales shot up by 30 percent, the country's Transport Ministry announced on Thursday. The government announced the...

Tax credit credited for boosting Canadian EV sales by 30 percent

Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]After Canada introduced a nationwide $5,000 tax credit for electric cars, sales shot up by 30 percent, the country's Transport Ministry announced on Thursday. The government announced the tax credit in March, after a new provincial election in Ontario last July brought a Conservative government to power which ended that province's $14,000 tax...

Electric Ford F-150 already exists, as second-life conversion kit

Ecotuned electric F-150 conversionThe all-electric Ford F-150 teased for the first time last week is something to get excited about—especially as an electric version of the top-selling vehicle in America. The model isn’t likely to show up at dealerships for at least another couple years, though. And there are electric F-150 pickups already in use today. About a dozen...